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WAYT v. DHSC, L.L.C.

No. 2017-1548.

122 N.E.3d 92 (2018)

155 Ohio St.3d 401

2018-Ohio-4822

WAYT, Appellee, v. DHSC, L.L.C., d.b.a. Affinity Medical Center, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 7, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Zimmerman Law and Brian L. Zimmerman , Canton; and Crabbe, Brown & James, L.L.P., and Andrew G. Douglas , Columbus, for appellee.

Hanna, Campbell & Powell, L.L.P., Douglas G. Leak , W. Bradford Longbrake , Frank G. Mazgaj , and Emily R. Yoder , Akron; and Howard & Howard Attorneys and Michael O. Fawaz , for appellant.

Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, L.L.C., and Christina Royer ; and McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A., and Colin R. Ray , Cleveland, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Employment Lawyers Association.

Cooper & Elliot, L.L.C., C. Benjamin Cooper , and Charles H. Cooper , Columbus, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.

{¶ 1} Appellee, Ann Wayt, filed a civil complaint against appellant, DHSC, L.L.C., d.b.a. Affinity Medical Center ("Affinity Medical"), alleging, among other claims, defamation. The case proceeded to trial. The only claim submitted to the jury was for defamation. The jury found that Wayt had been defamed and awarded her $800,000...

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